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Portrait of Master Crosby
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| Artist / Maker | John Constable |
|---|---|
| Date | 1808 |
| Medium | canvas, oil paint |
| Genre | portrait |
| Type | Painting |
| Collection | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| Location | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
About the Artist
With Turner (q.v.), his exact contemporary, John Constable defined the parameters of genius for a generation of romantic landscape painters. The son of a prosperous miller and gentleman farmer, he entered into his profession late and was basically self-taught. Between 1796 and 1799 Constable had the advice of several artists and connoisseurs influential in the London art scene, primarily that of Sir George Beaumont (1753-1827), John Thomas Smith (1766-1833), and Joseph Farington (1747-1821). With the grudging consent of his parents,… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
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